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Think of the most depressing movie that you've ever seen, and multiply it times a million. The result would STILL look like "The Mickey Mouse Club" in comparison to 'Detachment.'

I'm not opposed to sad movies -- I've enjoyed and appreciated many movies that some might even label "depressing" -- but I prefer sad movies with at least a GLIMMER of hope, or a touch of humor, or somethin... read more

"Comments as watching it:
-well that is some fucking despair, i feel repulsed
-WHAT. I SWEAR TO GOD IF THERE IS ANY ANIMAL ABUSE IN THIS MOVIE I WILL STOP WATCHING, UGH. omg. why in every movie I watch
-tonal shifts are a bit jarring
-there is a strong air of depression coming off of this film
-acting a little iffy
-hell yeah, this is a social justice movie. that speech was excellent
-I love, love the way he took her in, but the fact that it involves her domestication irritates
-suicide tw
- a l"

"Pros: Fantastic performance by Adrien Brody; a few somewhat interesting characters (besides Brody's character Henry Barthes, I wouldn't have minded learning more about the lonely/"invisible" teacher played by Tim Blake Nelson).
Cons: The most depressing movie that I've ever seen (with virtually nothing to balance the bleakness); too much screen time devoted to less-interesting characters, many of whom were underdeveloped (Nelson's character was also underdeveloped, despite being one of the more"

“Think of the most depressing movie that you've ever seen, and multiply it times a million. The result would STILL look like "The Mickey Mouse Club" in comparison to 'Detachment.'

I'm not opposed to sad movies -- I've enjoyed and appreciated many movies that some might even label "depressing" -- but I prefer sad movies with at least a GLIMMER of hope, or a touch of humor, or something besides just nonstop despair, scene after scene. There's very little hope or humor to balance the bleakness that permeates 'Detachment.'

Of course, the title alone hints that this isn't the happiest of films; Adrien Brody's sad face on the poster is kind of a clue, as well. And I understand that the bleakness is intentional (and sort of the point of the movie).